Mitch Calvert The storied Rainy River District Fastball League is set for another season. The Fort Frances-based Sight & Sound Wolves are undergoing a bit of a changing of the guard, with long-time ace Bob Andy moving to British Columbia and relinquishing pitching duties to Marcel Pagee. “It’s a tough […]
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Mitch Calvert Joyce Wiedeman soon will be putting her hard work to the test. The Fort Frances resident, who lives with her boyfriend, Jon Cooper, part-time here when not in Winnipeg training with Elite Performance, is hitting the stretch drive in her final preparations before the 2009 Manitoba Amateur Body […]
Staff It’s time for local soccer enthusiasts to hit the pitch again. Registration for the men’s and women’s Borderland soccer leagues will be held today (May 12) from 6-8 p.m. at the Fort Frances High School atrium. A late registration date is set for next Wednesday (May 20) from 6-8 […]
Staff The two Muskie badminton pairs competing at the all-Ontarios in Sudbury didn’t come home empty-handed. The senior boys’ pair of Tim Desjardins and Rory Bagacki won their first match in the ‘B’ bracket over Garrett Duff and Hans Agnihotri (NOSSA) by scores of 21-16, 16-21, and 21-18 on Friday […]
Staff It was a tough opening day for a pair of Muskie badminton teams at the all-Ontarios in Sudbury. The senior boys’ pairing of Tim Desjardins and Rory Bagacki fell from the ‘A’ bracket with a loss to John Pham and Brandon To of the ROPSSAA. But they rebounded in […]
Mitch Calvert Both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams opened NorWOSSA play here yesterday—but with decidedly different results. The defending NorWOSSA champion girls’ squad strung together back-to-back shutouts, blanking Dryden 4-0 in their morning game before escaping with a 1-0 victory over Kenora in their afternoon tilt. Veteran keeper […]
the MNR An Ontario hunter was fined $1,500 for unlawfully shooting a cow moose. Harvey Thain, 49, of Ear Falls, pleaded guilty to shooting a cow moose when he was licensed to only hunt a calf moose. He was charged under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, and is prohibited […]
Staff The Fort Frances Flames took part in a co-ed volleyball tournament at Mine Centre School over the weekend. The Flames, comprised of kids in Grades 5 and 6 from local schools, put together two squads to take part in the 15-team field. The team is made up of players […]
Staff The Muskie golf season isn’t until the fall but the team got a head start on things this past weekend at the Giant’s Ridge golf course in Biwabik, Mn. “It was a tough first test for our golfers, but the Quarry at Giant’s Ridge is one of the best […]
Mitch Calvert The boys of summer are back. The Fort Frances Little League Baseball Association’s Major ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams are gearing up for league play based in International Falls—with action set to get underway sometime next week. “They normally start around May 1, but baseball in the rain and […]
Mitch Calvert Two members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team made their presence felt at the Golden Plains Invitational swim meet in Winnipeg over the weekend. Donovan Taylor hauled in five gold and two silver medals in his first big meet since recovering from a back injury he suffered […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ soccer team was thrown right into the fire over the weekend with a three-game series against Thunder Bay teams, returning with just one win but a number of valuable lessons learned. The team opened play Friday versus St. Patrick, dropping a 5-0 decision to the […]
